moonseed

== English == === Etymology === Calque of translingual Menispermum, first attested in 1739. By surface analysis, moon +‎ seed, in reference to the crescent shape of their seeds. === Noun === moonseed (plural moonseeds) A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae. ==== Derived terms ==== Asian moonseed (Menispermum dauricum) Canadian moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Daurian moonseed (Menispermum dauricum) heart-leaved moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia) moonseed moth (Plusiodonta compressipalpis) ==== Translations ==== === References === moonseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Menispermaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Menispermaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === endosome